I'm still here, I think! April 2014 Recap

So I managed to lose a whole month, April 2014 doesn't exist on my blog. Holey Moley!

It's been busy around here, just completed 225 sample cards for the Lawn Fawn Summer Release. I can't show you anything yet but you will LOVE the new stamps and dies, trust me on this one!

So here's some crafty stuff I can share:

Easter treat boxes made with the We R Memory Keepers Gift Box Punch Board and Lawn Fawn paper, stamps, dies and twine.

I joined Mike and Kelly for a Lawn Fawn event at Stamp Fever. I had fun with a Let's Roll make n take.

Mike and Daphne at the Stamp Fever event.

We are having some hot, super windy days in my neck of the suburban woods. And just like clockwork, I have a summer cold. Add some wicked seasonal allergies and some smokey skies from random fires due to the wind and you get a miserable excuse for a healthy human. 

I would love to promise that I will be better with posting this month but let's just see how it goes, shall we.

blessings,

nancy

Fixing a Flawed Card Design

Over on the Stamp Fever blog you'll find a new series called Card-Making 101. The first in the series is "Fixing a Flawed Design".

I hope you will pop on over and leave a comment to let us know you were there!

blessings,
nancy

i'm still here....really i am

Things are starting to slow down a bit so I made some time to do a little blog post. I really do want to be much more consistent with posting but I just haven't had much quality crafting time.

I did have the fun assignment recently to design (and in a few cases, re-design from the original) the Lawn Fawn card samples that were shipped to stores. It was not hard to make cute cards because these stamps are so adorable.

I will be teaching a class with this set of cards on March 16 at Stamp Fever...it's about time! The sets I used are: Good Fortune, Happy Easter, Home Sweet Home, Critters on the Savanna and Summertime Charm. I used papers from the Pink Lemonade and Daphne's Closet collections.

 (based on the original design by Latisha Yoast)

 (based on the original design by Lynnette Kauffman)

thanks for visiting!

blessings,
nancy

Busy as can be....

I hope all my friends in the US enjoyed a happy July 4th! Al and I finally had some time to work on the backyard, it was looking pretty tragic. Then we a had a quiet evening grilling burgers with friends.
I was so happy to find that my strawberry plant was flourishing despite my recent neglect...

This plant produces the sweetest strawberries...almost ready to enjoy!

So wow, my little blog has totally been neglected lately....I hope I still have some followers. Are you still there...just hearing the crickets chirping around here.

Anyway, I've been a bit busy with my work for Stamp Fever and getting ready for some Lawn Fawn fun in Chicago. Oh and another little project I've been working on that will be revealed very soon....I'm very excited!

So I have a card to share with you today that appeared on the Stamp Fever blog this week. I used the inspiration from CASE Study Challenge blog to create a quick card (which I then forgot to enter in the challenge, arrgh).

The typewriter is from an older chipboard set: Circa 1934 by Cosmo Cricket.

blessings,
nancy

Summer Themed Cards

They are finally finished...why does it take me weeks to create what I can teach others to do in just over 2 hours? There is a nice soft couch in an office somewhere with my name on it...and I thought paper crafting was supposed to be my therapy!

Anyhoo, onward and upward....here they are:

The focus of this class is mixing and matching patterned papers. I used papers from the Summer Fresh Collection by Simple Stories. 

All supplies are linked below. 
For my buddies here in the OC you can find all of these products at Stamp Fever. 
For those not enjoying our lovely breeze today, please click on the thumbnail and it will take to Simon Says Stamp, the premier online craft store where you can conveniently add the item to your cart or wish list. 

I recently became a Simon Says Stamp Affiliate 

so your clicks at Happy Heart Studio are much appreciated.

There is such a wealth of wisdom in AW Tozer's writings. My first experience with Tozer came about 35 years ago when I read "The Pursuit of God".  Next to the Bible, this book has had a great impact on my faith and has opened my eyes to the wonderful relationship that God desires to have with each of us.

Summer Theme Card Supply List

InLinkz.com

blessings,
nancy